Undergraduate
Census data from the Fact Book and operational data offer the following student information:
Census data from the Fact Book and operational data offer the following student information:
Comprehensive data on undergraduate enrollment for 2013-2023 are available below.
Source: Census Data
Academic Period | Count |
---|---|
Fall 2023 | 6,887 |
Fall 2022 | 6,716 |
Fall 2021 | 6,465 |
Fall 2020 | 6,131 |
Fall 2019 | 6,190 |
Fall 2018 | 6,300 |
Fall 2017 | 6,199 |
Fall 2016 | 6,209 |
Fall 2015 | 6,217 |
Fall 2014 | 6,214 |
Fall 2013 | 6,195 |
* 2024 census data are unavailable but will be in the coming weeks.
Based on the Spring 2024 total count of declared majors. Comprehensive enrollment data by major are also available for this period below.
At William & Mary, students must eventually declare at least one academic major, known as their "primary" or "first" major. Students may choose to declare either a second major or a minor. Note that the following table excludes students who have yet to declare a major and that not all students have a second major.
Source: Operational Data
Major | Count |
---|---|
Psychology | 485 |
Biology |
461 |
Government | 427 |
Economics | 414 |
Computer Science | 392 |
History | 366 |
International Relations | 329 |
Kinesiology | 316 |
Interdisciplinary Studies* | 277 |
Neuroscience | 231 |
Finance | 224 |
English | 217 |
Data Science | 189 |
Chemistry | 162 |
Mathematics | 145 |
Public Policy | 141 |
Business Analytics | 110 |
Physics | 109 |
Sociology | 109 |
Marketing | 103 |
Linguistics | 79 |
Accounting | 74 |
Anthropology | 72 |
Philosophy | 71 |
Art & Art History | 70 |
Geology | 69 |
Computation & Applied Mathematics & Statistics | 66 |
Classical Studies | 52 |
Global Studies | 50 |
Hispanic Studies | 36 |
Education (Elementary/Secondary) | 33 |
French & Francophone Studies | 30 |
Chinese Language & Culture | 29 |
Theatre | 28 |
Japanese Studies | 28 |
Music | 27 |
Religious Studies | 21 |
American Studies | 14 |
* The Interdisciplinary Studies major includes the following concentrations: Africana Studies, Environmental Science & Policy, Film & Media Studies, Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Integrative Conservationn and Self-Designed.
Based on the Spring 2024 total count of declared minors. Comprehensive enrollment data by minor are also available for this time period, below.
All undergraduate minors available at the university are included below. Not all departments and programs offer a minor. Other departments and programs offer more than one minor.
Source: Operational Data
Minor | Count |
---|---|
Data Science |
132 |
Psychology |
80 |
Mathematics | 76 |
History | 76 |
Biochemistry | 43 |
Management & Organizational Leadership | 42 |
Chemistry | 35 |
Kinesiology & Health Sciences | 31 |
Business Analytics | 31 |
Biology | 29 |
Sociology | 29 |
Finance |
27 |
Accounting | 25 |
Public Health | 22 |
Marketing | 23 |
Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 21 |
Anthropology | 19 |
Computer Science | 18 |
Art & Art History |
18 |
Music | 17 |
Creative Writing | 15 |
Marine Science | 15 |
Environmental Policy | 15 |
English | 15 |
Classical Studies | 15 |
Religious Studies | 14 |
Hispanic Studies | 13 |
Film & Media Studies |
13 |
Gender Sexuality & Women's Studies | 13 |
German Studies | 9 |
French & Francophone Studies | 8 |
Japanese Studies | 8 |
Physics | 8 |
Linguistics | 8 |
Philosophy | 7 |
Public Health: Data |
6 |
Educational Studies: Policy & Equity | 5 |
Dance | 4 |
Italian Studies | 4 |
Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 4 |
Theatre | 4 |
Computational & Applied Mathematics & Statistics | 3 |
Public Health: Wellness | 3 |
Supply Chain Analytics | 3 |
Latin American Studies |
3 |
Geology | 3 |
Judaic Studies | 2 |
Asian Studies (South & East) | 2 |
Publish Health: Equity & Justice | 2 |
Chinese Language & Literature | 2 |
Educational Studies: Global Education | 2 |
Integrative Conservation | 2 |
Public Health: Environment |
2 |
Public Health: Global | 2 |
Russian Language & Literature | 2 |
Russian & Post-Soviet Studies |
2 |
Arabic Language & Literature | 1 |
ESL & Bilingual Education | 1 |
Middle Eastern Studies | 1 |
Applied Science: Material Science & Engineering | 1 |
America Studies |
1 |
European Studies |
1 |
In the 2023-2024 academic year, Arts & Sciences conferred 90% of the university's undergraduate degrees. The following shows the distribution of those degrees by area. Comprehensive data on degrees conferred in the last three academic years are available below.
In the 2023-2024 academic year, the Raymond A. Mason School of Business conferred 10% of the university's undergraduate degrees. The following shows the distribution of those degrees by major. Comprehensive data on degrees conferred are available below.
Source: Census Data
Area/Major | Degrees Conferred | ||
---|---|---|---|
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
Arts & Humanities (A&S) |
|||
Art & Art History | 19 | 20 | 27 |
Chinese Language & Culture | 5 | 9 | 10 |
Classical Studies | 14 | 19 | 20 |
English | 73 | 51 | 70 |
French & Francophone Studies | 14 | 16 | 8 |
German Studies | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Global Studies | 27 | 23 | 24 |
Hispanic Studies | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Interdisciplinary Studies | 110 |
86 |
101 |
Japanese Studies | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Linguistics | 22 | 23 | 34 |
Music | 18 | 17 | 5 |
Philosophy | 35 | 25 | 30 |
Religious Studies | 14 | 9 | 10 |
Theatre | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Arts & Humanities Total | 378 | 329 | 379 |
Natural, Physical & Computational Sciences (A&S) |
|||
Biology | 161 | 139 | 181 |
Chemistry | 52 | 41 | 48 |
Computational & Applied Mathematics & Statistics | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Computer Science | 93 | 95 | 100 |
Data Science | 35 | 49 | 52 |
Geology | 30 | 23 | 20 |
Kinesiology* | 112 | 125 | 122 |
Mathematics | 81 | 48 | 50 |
Neuroscience | 69 | 67 | 74 |
Physics | 38 | 40 | 34 |
Natural, Physical & Computational Sciences Total | 693 | 645 | 697 |
Social Sciences (A&S) |
|||
American Studies | 11 | 6 | 10 |
Anthropology | 26 | 18 | 31 |
Economics | 119 |
122 |
88 |
Government | 142 | 190 | 168 |
History | 99 | 114 | 129 |
International Relations | 76 | 95 | 78 |
Psychology | 158 | 181 | 156 |
Public Policy | 52 | 48 | 54 |
Sociology | 34 | 37 | 47 |
Social Sciences Total | 717 | 811 | 761 |
Business |
|||
Accounting | 32 | 24 | 29 |
Business Analytics | 69 | 52 | 41 |
Finance | 91 | 84 | 95 |
Marketing | 47 | 40 | 36 |
Business Total | 239 | 200 | 201 |
Education |
|||
Education | 3 | 11 | 8 |
Education Total | 3 | 11 | 8 |
* As a discipline, Kinesiology uses rigorous scientific methods to study human health. While traditionally classified as an area two discipline (social sciences) by the A&S Faculty Manual, this project classifies the major with the natural, physical and computational sciences.